diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1165.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1165.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0cf092bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1165.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Clarify that policy rule globs work like ACL globs. Contributed by Nico.
diff --git a/content/client-server-api/modules/moderation_policies.md b/content/client-server-api/modules/moderation_policies.md
index 911d1a1c..027edd5d 100644
--- a/content/client-server-api/modules/moderation_policies.md
+++ b/content/client-server-api/modules/moderation_policies.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ included in the ban list.
 #### Events
 
 The `entity` described by the state events can contain `*` and `?` to
-match zero or more and one or more characters respectively. Note that
+match zero or more characters and exactly one character respectively. Note that
 rules against rooms can describe a room ID or room alias - the
 subscriber is responsible for resolving the alias to a room ID if
 desired.
diff --git a/data/event-schemas/moderation_policy_rule.yaml b/data/event-schemas/moderation_policy_rule.yaml
index a57a1ffe..c7a4a22c 100644
--- a/data/event-schemas/moderation_policy_rule.yaml
+++ b/data/event-schemas/moderation_policy_rule.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ properties:
   entity:
     description: |-
       The entity affected by this rule. Glob characters `*` and `?` can be used
-      to match zero or more and one or more characters respectively.
+      to match zero or more characters or exactly one character respectively.
     type: string
   recommendation:
     description: The suggested action to take. Currently only `m.ban` is specified.